ChinaCultureEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 01, 2018 0 Comments bone, flesh, irony, marrow, sarcasm, skin Hiniku (皮肉 – Sarcasn/Irony) Hiniku 皮肉 I heard that English has many sarcasm and irony. 英語には多くの皮肉表現(sarcasm/irony)があると聞きました。 Sarcasm and irony are called hiniku (皮肉) in Read More
CultureEssayIdiomOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 body, chiku chiku, irony, Japanese, mental, onomatopoeia, pain, prickle, sarcasm, throat Chiku Chiku (ちくちく – Prickling) Chiku Chiku ちくちく I am now feeling “chiku chiku” (ちくちく) at my throat. 私は今、喉が「ちくちく」します。 In other word, “nodo ga itai” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2016Jan 03, 2024 good talker, good worker, hand, insincere person, Japanese idiom, mouth, praise, sarcasm, smart mouth, te haccho kuchi haccho Te Haccho Kuchi Haccho Today I would like to talk about the Japanese idiom “te haccho kuchi haccho.” 手八丁口八丁 This idiom describes a person Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 24, 2015Jan 08, 2024 celebrity, rich man, sarcasm, TV show, well-known Celebrity In Japan, the word ‘celebrity(セレブ) ‘ is commonly used, but the meaning is slightly different. We often use the word Read More